Deception
Fallacy
Fallacy noun - The quality or state of being false.
Usage example: the fallacy of the notion of spontaneous generation was demonstrated by the Dutch naturalist Leeuwenhoek
Deception is a synonym for fallacy in trick topic. You can use "Deception" instead a noun "Fallacy", if it concerns topics such as error, delusion, misconception, illusion.
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How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Now they are mostly remembered as instructors in deception, being hated by Socrates, and "sophism" meaning Logical Fallacy.
Source: The Barnum
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